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By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, CARA ANNA and BEN FINLEY, Associated Press<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Iran swiftly vowed to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack.<\/p>\n

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Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait, according to Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for the U.S. Central Command. The U.S. military last week completed clearing sea mines from the strait\u2019s international shipping routes.<\/p>\n

Semiofficial news outlets in Iran reported sounds of explosions near Larak island on the strait. The Guard in a statement carried by Iran\u2019s state broadcaster noted \u201cthe martyrdom and injury of several of our fighters and compatriots.\u201d<\/p>\n

A return to open conflict would be dangerous for the region, where Iran has targeted U.S. military bases and infrastructure in Gulf countries since the war began on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

The US had turned to economic pressure<\/h4>\n

The fighting comes just days after the Trump administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure \u2014 rather than military action \u2014 to try to end its war with Iran. The shifting strategy centers on threats to punish any country or entity that continues to conduct business with Tehran.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s attack was a \u201cfatal mistake by the Trump regime during the economic war\u201d and the enemy will pay the consequences militarily and economically, a Guard spokesperson, Gen. Hossein Mohebi, said in a statement carried by Iranian media.<\/p>\n

The U.S. turn to using sanctions came as the administration weighs diminished munitions stockpiles after months of war, sparking concerns that the prolonged conflict could undermine U.S. military readiness in other parts of the globe.<\/p>\n

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As the conflict grinds on, President Donald Trump\u2019s talk of finding a quick end to the war also appears to be fading. He stressed last week that he\u2019s \u201cnot in a hurry\u201d to get Iran back to the negotiating table, and he continues making the case that the Islamic Republic\u2019s leadership is on the ropes.<\/p>\n

Appointments to Iran\u2019s senior security leadership in the past month, however, have signaled Tehran\u2019s defiance after weathering decades of sanctions as well as a lack of tolerance for dissent at home.<\/p>\n

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Trump has consistently emphasized that the U.S. and Israel campaign has been devastating for Iran\u2019s navy and air force. Iranian officials have said the country has suffered $270 billion in direct and indirect damage. Israeli military strikes in the first weeks of the war wiped out much of the theocratic government\u2019s leadership structure.<\/p>\n

Iran leans on the strait for leverage<\/h4>\n

But Iran has found leverage through its strikes against vessels on the Strait of Hormuz, where relatively few ships carrying oil and liquefied natural gas are risking passage. Iran still has enough drones and missiles to fire at vessels transiting the waterway through which 20% of the world\u2019s oil normally flows.<\/p>\n

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Tehran continues to assert that even after it works out a management plan for the strait with Oman, its neighbor on the other side of the waterway, the U.S. can\u2019t use it until it fulfills its obligations under the memorandum of understanding the countries signed in mid-June.<\/p>\n

Trump has repeatedly declared that the \u201cStrait of Hormuz is open,\u201d saying 24 vessels passed through last week. But that\u2019s a fraction of the roughly 130 vessels that transited daily before the war began.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Sunday, a multinational coalition overseen by the U.S. Navy said commercial traffic through the strait remained at \u201creduced levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

And a monitoring agency run by the British military said an unknown projectile struck a tanker ship on Saturday north of Khasab, Oman, in the strait. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization said no casualties or environmental impact had been reported, and cited unspecified military authorities. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military said that as of Sunday, it had redirected 83 commercial vessels and disabled three under its blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n

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Toropin reported from Nuremberg, Germany. Anna reported from Lowville, New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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